Whether it was out of a sense of personal safety, petty revenge or the sneaking suspicion that their slow cookers were mocking their pain, "This Is Us" viewers threatened to rid themselves of their once-loved kitchen items — or vowed to never get one in the first place.

I get married in less than 2 months and suddenly I feel the need to remove the crockpot from the registry. WE. DONT. NEED. IT. #ThisIsUs

Here's hoping they don't take a similar approach when it comes to the other home device at fault in Jack's final fate — the not-so-alarming smoke detector. (Really, don't get rid of those! But do get batteries for them.)

Actually, the folks who make Crock-Pots are hoping this backlash is all in jest and, just any case anyone is really concerned about it, here's their official take.

"Crock-Pot understands the concerns brought up by last night’s episode of ‘This Is Us,’ and we too are heartbroken by the latest development in Jack’s storyline," read a statement from Crock-Pot's parent company, Newell Brands. "However, it is important that our consumers understand and have confidence that all Crock-Pot slow cookers exceed all internal testing protocols and all applicable industry safety standards and regulations as verified by independent third-party testing labs. For nearly 50 years with over 100 million Crock-Pots sold, we have never received any consumer complaints similar to the fictional events portrayed in last night’s episode. In fact, the safety and design of our product renders this type of event nearly impossible."

The company noted that where "This Is Us" is concerned, "their primary mission is to entertain – something they have continued to excel in," however, "we also feel they have a responsibility to inform."

As such, show creator Dan Fogelman tweeted a friendly reminder:

Taking a moment to remind everyone that it was a 20 year old fictional crockpot with an already funky switch? Let's not just lump all those lovely hardworking crockpots together. #ThisIsUs